Specialist - Corporate Affairs

Lidl US; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Prescription | Dental | Vis​

Paid Holiday & PTO

401K Plan (+ 5% company match)

Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance

Total Well-Being Program

DailyPay

Job summary

Lidl US is seeking a detail-oriented Corporate Affairs assistant to support the Head of Corporate Affairs and help execute Lidl US’s corporate affairs strategy across internal and external communications, PR, government relations and CSR.

You will develop content for internal channels, maintain content calendars, assist with town halls, draft PR statements, travel to store openings, manage CSR donations and support CSR reporting, and contribute to social media and website content.

Qualifications

• Strong writing and design skills.
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing situations and strive for constant improvement.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage diverse workload with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of internal communications strategy: Help develop content for internal channels (intranet, internal app, etc).
• Support maintenance of content calendars.
• Support town hall meetings as needed (deck creation, in-person execution).
• Support PR efforts: Work with internal teams to gather information, facilitate approvals, etc; Draft PR reactive statements as needed; Periodically travel to store openings.
• Support execution of CSR strategy: Manage corporate donations; Support development of CSR report; Support employee engagement CSR initiatives.
• Support corporate web / social media: Plan and create corporate social channel content (videos, images, text, etc); Support executive team LinkedIn needs as necessary; Support corporate website content and design.

Skills

Strong writing and design skills

Adaptability and continuous-improve

Task prioritization & organization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Purpose

The corporate affairs team at Lidl oversees internal communications, external communications/PR, government relations and CSR/corporate giving. We’re looking for a detail-oriented, self-starter who is ready to have a hand in all parts of the corporate affairs team. This jack-of-all-trades person will be responsible for supporting the Head of Corporate Affairs and executing Lidl US’ corporate affairs strategy. The person will have a keen eye for detail, proactively manage workstreams and easily work within tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Support execution of internal communications strategy

• Help develop content for internal channels (intranet, internal app, etc).
• Help maintain content calendars
• Support town hall meetings as needed (deck creation, in-person execution)

Support PR efforts

• Work with various internal teams to gather information, facilitate approvals, etc
• Draft PR reactive statements as needed
• Periodically travel to store openings

Support execution of CSR strategy

• Manage corporate donations
• Support development of CSR report
• Support employee engagement CSR initiatives

Support corporate web / social media

• Partner with Head of Corporate Affairs to plan and create corporate social channel content (videos, images, text, etc)
• Support executive team LinkedIn needs as necessary
• Support corporate website content and design

About You

• You are task and detail oriented
• You are a self-starter; you proactively communicate project status, potential challenges and are open to feedback
• You consider yourself interested in and familiar with the majority of the following: corporate communications, brand PR, executive communications, internal communications, government relations, CSR / corporate giving
• You are eager to learn more about all aspects of corporate affairs
• You are incredible at designing all types of materials from social media content to slide decks to fact sheets to emails
• You have the ability to write engaging material on quick deadlines
• You approach work with a collaborative mindset and can easily work with various stakeholders
• You dive into your work; you like to organize workstreams, create content calendars and are comfortable juggling various projects
• You have an interest in finding new ways to creatively communicate with employees

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong writing and design skills
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing situations and strive for constant improvement
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage diverse workload with strong organizational skills

Required Education, Certifications/ Licenses, Related Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years of experience in corporate communications, marketing or related field

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a fast-paced working environment
• Ability to work in situations that involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, squatting and/or bending more than half the time
• Ability to operate equipment that requires the constant use of hands/fingers/wrists more than half the time
• Ability to spend more than half the time viewing computer monitors
• Ability to identify and distinguish between colors more than half the time
• This position commutes between regional stores/offices/distribution centers less than 25% of the time
• This position requires overnight domestic travel up to 20% of the time
• Anticipated travel will be by car, air, and/or train

Our Values

• Performance: We thrive together to passionately pursue ambitious goals, constantly develop ourselves, and turn complex organizational challenges into opportunities.
• Respect: We put people at the center of what we do by treating each other fairly, ensuring equal opportunities, and valuing diversity as a key cultural strength
• Trust: We believe in each other, communicate openly and honestly, remain completely reliable, and treat mistakes as valuable learning opportunities.
• Grounded: We dream big while staying down to earth, remaining approachable, choosing simplicity over complexity, and focusing firmly on meaningful results.
• Belonging: We are stronger together than we are alone, standing up for one another, leveraging our collective strengths, and focusing on sustainable, long-term relationships.

What You'll Receive

At Lidl, we know that in order for our people to do their best, they must be at their best. That’s why as a company, we offer one of the most generous benefits packages in the industry.

• Starting pay of $33.66 (with potential to earn $38.47 in the future)
• Medical & Prescription | Dental | Vision coverage
• Paid Holiday & Paid Time Off (PTO) to use for sickness or vacation
• Dedicated training plans to ensure you are set up for success
• 401K Plan (+ 5% company match)
• Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance
• Total Well-Being Program
• DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule

Lidl US views our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through a lens of actions that are Good for the Environment, Good for People, and Good for You.